1. You may have to place the filter outlet on the side with a spray bar where the flow goes from left to right or right to left through the entire length. Try placing outlet and inlet on the same side.2. Need to up your macros. The old leaves falling off or melting are clogging your wave maker. While doing weekly maintenance, snip off as many old, dead, yellow, melting leaves as you can.3. Try an inline ceramic diffuser. Less clutter inside tank and more CO2 diffusion. You can even DIY an inline diffuser.4. Riccia can be a pest if not handled properly. Monte carlo or E parvula are good substitutes.5. Diatoms!! You need to do frequent water changes and keep filter clean. Diatoms usually go off on their own after a while with frequent water chages however if it continues you could add some phosphate remover with your filter media. Phosphate remover uses Aluminium Oxides which binds silica in water and remove diatoms ( caused by excess silica).

sreepadma wrote:1. You may have to place the filter outlet on the side with a spray bar where the flow goes from left to right or right to left through the entire length. Try placing outlet and inlet on the same side.2. Need to up your macros. The old leaves falling off or melting are clogging your wave maker. While doing weekly maintenance, snip off as many old, dead, yellow, melting leaves as you can.3. Try an inline ceramic diffuser. Less clutter inside tank and more CO2 diffusion. You can even DIY an inline diffuser.4. Riccia can be a pest if not handled properly. Monte carlo or E parvula are good substitutes.5. Diatoms!! You need to do frequent water changes and keep filter clean. Diatoms usually go off on their own after a while with frequent water chages however if it continues you could add some phosphate remover with your filter media. Phosphate remover uses Aluminium Oxides which binds silica in water and remove diatoms ( caused by excess silica).

Hi Vincent1. Used the spray bar, already showing a differenceAnd placed the inlet outlet on the same side. Can you explain how does that help2. Inline ceramic diffuser is what I will look for now, in Kolkata we are not as blessed as you guys from down south. Everyone's a reseller, hardly any stockist... Like kolathur etc3. Riccia - what problems do we face?4. Phosphate remover - can you give me some other name available in stores5. The TDS of the supply water out here is around 850-1000... Is there anyways to reduce it that you know of?

edluhar wrote:Hi Vincent1. Used the spray bar, already showing a differenceAnd placed the inlet outlet on the same side. Can you explain how does that help2. Inline ceramic diffuser is what I will look for now, in Kolkata we are not as blessed as you guys from down south. Everyone's a reseller, hardly any stockist... Like kolathur etc3. Riccia - what problems do we face?4. Phosphate remover - can you give me some other name available in stores5. The TDS of the supply water out here is around 850-1000... Is there anyways to reduce it that you know of?

Regards, as ever

1. It creates a circular flow and all the nooks and corners will be covered.2. For inline diffuser try aquanatureonline.com or you could easily DIY one.3. Grows very fast and when the bottom part gets old it breaks off and it starts floating. Once riccia gets attached to moss and other plants, its going to be difficult to remove.4. API Phos Zorb5. Have no idea, as i have never checked my water TDS however i have read that using RO water helps reduce TDS. Check with someone if peat works, if it does then it will be the best and cheapest option.

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